Lubbock Police recruits are finishing up training just days before graduation, from crisis intervention to looking for speeding drivers and directing traffic.
Recruits are just weeks away from crossing the stage at graduation, but first they have to prepare for one of the most dangerous situations an officer can face.
Recruits are getting a closer look at what their future job could really look like, learning first aid for law enforcement, and being fitted for their ballistic vests.
Their targets at the gun range have changed, to mimic more of what they may see in real life. Recruits also had the first chance to really put their defensive tactic training to the test.
Whether it’s shining their boots, tough love out on the range or processing some harsh realities of their future job, recruits are facing challenges together.
Right now, recruits are in the middle of their 50-hour course learning the penal code, or as Officer Tommy Prumer calls it, all the laws of the state of Texas.
KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Brittany Crittenden will be following this class of recruits over the next six months, giving you a closer look at everything that happens "Before the Badge.”
